About me
I am a 1st year graduate student in the Department of Astrophysics and Astronomy at the University of Toronto. Presently, I am working with Professor Diana Valencia on tidal heating of terrestrial planet surfaces.
I am interested in a broad range of topics related to planetary system dynamics, planet formation and protoplanetary discs. Numerical methods such as CFD and NBody simulations appear frequently in my work and I am also interested in analytic/mathematical methods for solving nonlinear problems. In the past, I have worked on problems such as planet migration, impact cratering and dynamically fitting rv signals for planetary systems.
Outside of my research I enjoy teaching and have been a teaching assistant for several physics, math, computer science and astronomy courses. When I am not at work I like to be outdoors, these days I mainly hike and mountain bike but I also like cross country skiing, climbing and kayaking. I also usually commute around Toronto by bike, it is a great way to stay fit while also saving time in your day!
Short CV
Education
Undergraduate studies in Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Research
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, CITA at U of T - Summer 2018
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, CPS at UTSC - Summer 2017
Awards/Grants
CITA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Summer 2018)
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto
CPS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Summer 2017)
Center for Planetary Science at UTSC
Conferences:
Aug 13-16 2017: Toronto Meeting on Numerical Methods in Planetary Sciences Presentation Title: High Perforamace Particle Integration on CPU, GPU and MIC Location: Toronto, CAN
Nov 20-24 2017: Workshop on Numerical Simulations of Planet-disc Interactions Presentation Title: Study of Type III Planet Migration with Large Scale NBody and CFD Location: Cuernavaca, MX